Music/Radio › Re: Streaming Apps No Longer Collecting Naira Cards? by COMPAQ(op): 6:44am On Sep 24, 2022 |
Spotify is still allowing Nigerian cards and verve cards directly on its site and app. Where the problem seems to be is apps that you pay for via Google play store. I think it's Google that's refusing to accept Nigerian cards |
Politics › Re: 4-Million-Man March In Lagos: Obidients Are Ready (Photos) by COMPAQ(m): 12:54pm On Sep 23, 2022 |
[quote author= post=116934963]We are Ready, Our 4 Million Man March Must Hold. We Will Defeat the Creator of Lagos in His Own Compound ��[/quote]These people no sabi write letter. They should have a paragraph that references the constitutional right to free movement and assembly, nd quote the section(subsection), making it clear to the authorities that they know their stuff. |
Travel › Re: Mixed Reaction Trail FG's Choice Of Ethiopian Airlines As National Carrier by COMPAQ(m): 12:26pm On Sep 23, 2022 |
PROUDIGBO: Had Air Peace been owned by Dangote, there wouldn’t have been much discussion as to who the national carrier would be! And if the couldn’t find any Fulani oligarch, then their next choice would reluctantly be to look for a Yoruba…one who’s ‘friendly’ enough and can play ball!
Look what they did with the 5G licenses recently auctioned. One would have expected that naturally the biggest players in the industry (MTN, GLO, Airtel, etc) would be the winners of the bid. But besides MTN winning, the next and only other winner was an unknown new entrant into the industry…..MAFAB! I suspected it was owned by the northern hegemony/oligarchs, and my suspicions were confirmed a few days ago when i saw who the owner was. Most likely he’s a front for more powerful and wealthy northern interests! Saw a news report few weeks back that MTN has now commenced its roll-out of 5G operations in selected parts of the country, while MAFAB hasn’t and has been given more time. You see how nepotism and other primordial considerations draws this country back?
I’ve always said fear who no fear these people! Their major aim, right from the mid 60s to date, is to control ALL the commanding heights of the Nigerian political-economy! And they have a well coordinated and ruthless operation that ensures their grip on Nigeria is not weakened in any way! Obviously, part of this script would have to entail sabotaging or undermining southern (esp’ Igbo) interests, as on a level playing field, they can’t compete.
Had Azman or Max Air been as big or bigger than Air Peace, they would have been a shoo-in to be considered as national carrier! But why didn't Glo and Airtel bid sufficiently high! it was a very transparent process. The highest bidders won simple!! I can understand your cynicism given this is Nigeria, but it doesn't apply in all situations. Your shoo in statement on AirPeace and Azman may not apply because they would need to have applied first. The article CLEARLY stated that only Ethiopian Airlines applied. Not surprising given how terrible the government is with keeping its side of contracts and agreements. Besides how can airlines with zero international experience want to be our National Carrier? Seems weird to me. |
Travel › Re: Mixed Reaction Trail FG's Choice Of Ethiopian Airlines As National Carrier by COMPAQ(m): 12:12pm On Sep 23, 2022 |
obailala: Anything that would make Nigeria have a functional airline and national carrier is a welcome development; anything that would make NIGERIA AIR (or whatever they choose to call it) is very much welcome.
Only people battling with inferiority complex would think it's shameful for the Nigeria to partner with the management of the most successful airline in Africa. Exactly! What we need is something that works! If we are not capable at the moment, then so be it. Until we become capable by ourselves, let the next capable person handle it. All the things we tried to do for ourselves as government, we messed it all up!! |
Travel › Re: Mixed Reaction Trail FG's Choice Of Ethiopian Airlines As National Carrier by COMPAQ(m): 12:00pm On Sep 23, 2022 |
Racoon: Is it not a big shame and national embarrassment that Nigeria-the so called giant of Africa is soliciting to have the sophisticated Ethiopian Airlines as its national carrier?
Same Ethiopian Airlines that was formed just in the last two decade. Nigeria Airways crumbled. Nigerian National Shipping Line(NNSL) also crumbled. NNPC is a cesspool of endless corruption while the Nigerian Railway Corporation is struggling to breath.
Air Peace was more like a national carrier during the COVID-19 pandemic but parochial interest will not allow the FG to consider it for this role. Meanwhile, after all the lies of investors desperately bidding to be stakeholders by Lai Mohammed, only Ethiopian Airlines was the only interested party? Lie telling Is a disease. Shame and embarrassment or not, that is our current reality! We are grossly incompetent for whatever reason. All the firms you listed there and many more have failed over time, so its clear we lack the vision, discipline and operational capabilities to run complex businesses. Even most of the fine dinning and classy restaurants in Lagos are owned and run by Lebanese. The only one we know how to run is where you just put table and chair outside and serve drinks and pepper soup/nkwobi. Air Peace is birthed from corruption and will be killed by corruption eventually, similar to Arik Air. Give me Ethopian Airlines anyday. |
Politics › Re: 2023: Peter Obi Unveils Seven–Point Economic Master Plan by COMPAQ(m): 11:49am On Sep 23, 2022 |
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Politics › Re: Sanwo-Olu: Lagos Attracts 80% Of FDI Coming Into Nigeria by COMPAQ(m): 7:28am On Sep 21, 2022 |
Lanrelagboi: https://twitter.com/jidesanwoolu/status/1572350706161418243?t=6ycfmMeR58YLubes4bg0vA&s=19[/quote]This IGI they keep bandying up and down is both truth and fallacy. Yes LASG has been more aggressive with collection. But a lot of it also comes from the devaluation of the Naira and is due to no creative work by the LASG.
If the LASG 10years ago earned 5% WHT on a $1mln transaction of an International Oil Company (IOC) based in Lagos when e-rate was $/200, that would be N10mln. Today at $/700 that would be N35mln. 350% increase by doing nothing!!! |
Politics › Re: Photos Of Osinbajo At Queen Elizabeth’s Burial; Wishes King Charles Well by COMPAQ(m): 6:58pm On Sep 20, 2022 |
hohafrank: Osinbajo should have been presidential candidate of APC not that Tinubu.Masses would have voted for him. Honestly!! If Tinubu wins, we are just going to have more of Buhari. Cos Tinubu doesn't seem to have his faculties in order. It means a cabal will take over his government same way they did for Buhari. I feel Buhari is actually healthier than Tinubu, and but Buhari just doesn't have the intellectual capacity to be president. I think Tinubu in his prime would have been intellectual enough, but not anymore. |
Travel › Re: Lagos-Ibadan Train: NRC Spends More On Diesel Daily, Running At A Loss by COMPAQ(m): 6:55pm On Sep 20, 2022 |
tctrills: You can't say for certain if you don't have data. Anwer the following questions, how many containers travel from Ibadan to Kano daily? How many containers travel from Kano to Lagos daily. What would be the cost of moving one container? Without data, you can't say anything for certain and if you have lived in Nigeria for a while, you should know that corruption must be factored in. Simple put, it's a bad idea. Isn't that what I said?  |
Foreign Affairs › Re: Ghana Kings Gifted The Queen Solid Gold Palanquin Miniature In 1961 (Video) by COMPAQ(m): 6:50pm On Sep 20, 2022 |
Viraltrends123: Why are you like this, don't spoil this thread with rubbish please. This is a gift, watch the video and watch everyone happy to meet her, I'm not even sure their president can gather such crowd. EVERY ONE was in celebration mood, you think if they are not treated well they will be that happy. I watched that of Nigeria also, for a Hausa king to borrow his cars out, that Ibo people are even boasting it's their ojukwus car, a Yoruba big man to left his mansion for her, an Igbo soldier organized parade, and Igbo big men were at the airport several hours to receive her, you should know that this is not forced. I trust my people, they will never forgive and forget.
The only very bad thing I noticed is the inferiority mentality, the queen is good, some white are good, but we failed to realize that they have many bad people too, we were respecting all of them like gods, the bad ones tends to take advantage of us, and they were Soo good at their evil.
I still see the inferiority mentality in even our youth nowadays, you see restaurants treating them like a special human being or something. But, the fact still remains the same, no one was forced to look inferior, or see them as superior beings. Nigeria of today governed by Nigerians and Nigeria of 1959 governed by the British. I will choose Nigeria of 1959. Things were organised and orderly then. What have we done with Nigeria other than ruin it by ourselves. Who ndependence Don help when Nigerians ar far worse off! |
Politics › Re: Labour Party Criticizes Sanwo-Olu Over Closure Of Ladipo, Oyingbo Markets by COMPAQ(m): 6:47pm On Sep 20, 2022 |
Tonnierichy: Igbos are basically impossible to deal with as tenants. They'll almost chase you out of your own house. And ohhh! They can be soooo dirty That's is the unfortunate truth! It's not racial or tribalistic it's just a fact that has its reason in culture. Same way most violent crimes are carried out by people of Eastern origin. Yoruba have their problems and I own up to them. Hausa have their problem too (illiteracy and corruption, nepotism) |
Politics › Re: Labour Party Criticizes Sanwo-Olu Over Closure Of Ladipo, Oyingbo Markets by COMPAQ(m): 6:44pm On Sep 20, 2022 |
Kingspin: Imagine the Dubai government closing down Dubai mall. Nigerian authorities represent the highest level of irresponsibility on earth. Some decisions they make, I always ask myself; is this decision made by a human being? Or goat? If you ask, they will say we are playing politics, useless politics. The government is dirty, why won't the country be dirty?
Note: My comments are not based on any tribal or religious sentiments. I am only making general suggestions Those markets can be closed section by section. So the cleanliness of dubai mall and ladipo na the same!! Next time make sensible apples to apples comparison. I have been to a street market in London for fresh fruit and vegetables and it was neat as can be. Look at the Nigerian version...its a mess! We are filthy people who won't do the right thing unless forced and this is the government forcing the issue. If they can't comply with basic sanitation, then so be it. |
Politics › Re: Photos Of Osinbajo At Queen Elizabeth’s Burial; Wishes King Charles Well by COMPAQ(m): 4:20pm On Sep 20, 2022 |
sharpwriter: You are right, but you too don goof just like the person you quoted. Buhari is presently attending the annual UN general assembly in the United States. You should know Buhari never runs away from overseas trip. It doesn't matter where he is, whether US or UK, hin go still yarn okpata when his illiteracy and spirit of madness stirs him up  Well that's true. But if all world leaders were in London, who was at the UN General Assembly?? So Buhari went to be meting with Ministers of Foreign Affairs of countries abi? Just proves Buhari's incompetence and low standing all the more!! Buhari just likes to go abroad to collect estacode! He has nothing to contribute to global affairs and for the benefit of Nigeria |
Travel › Re: Lagos-Ibadan Train: NRC Spends More On Diesel Daily, Running At A Loss by COMPAQ(m): 4:18pm On Sep 20, 2022 |
tctrills: Not really, have you done your market survey? Are cargo rails profitable in Europe? Would these rails connect to the main markets? Just so you know, rail is not profitable in so many countries, why do you think Nigeria would be different? Cargo is the manstay of most rail lines around the world. i cant say for certain that Lagos Ibadan( on to Kano when eventually built) would make a profit, but worst case the loss will be far less. Focus on cargo is the way to go! Better still to get there quickly, the train service should be privatized. Let the government retain control of the tracks as its contribution to Nigerians, while the locomotives are taken over by the private sector who pay to use the tracks. Similar to how airlines and airports are. |
Politics › Re: Photos Of Osinbajo At Queen Elizabeth’s Burial; Wishes King Charles Well by COMPAQ(m): 9:19pm On Sep 19, 2022 |
Dalil8: Too big to attend, had to send his vice.
For the first time, I'm liking Bubu's pride. That is how every African leader should act. That’s a shallow comment. All of us know that the real reason why he wasn’t there is because nobody wants him there. the guy is too illiterate, too docile to actually be in a gathering of world leaders and contributes to any meaningful Conversation with intelligence |
Travel › Re: Lagos-Ibadan Train: NRC Spends More On Diesel Daily, Running At A Loss by COMPAQ(m): 9:12pm On Sep 19, 2022 |
onuman: You have no economic sense. High Demand lowers Cost of a Service. That's why it costs less to fly from Europe to America than from Europe to Africa. The largest business route in Nigeria is Lagos-Benin-Onitsha-PH/Calabar route. High patronage lowers price, and operational costs. That's why those luxury buses that ply the above route have survived more than the luxury buses that ply the SW-North route. High demand without competition increases cost. What reduces cost is competition, not demand. Ideally with high demand, all other things constant prices go up not down. Why does Uber do surge pricing when demand is high? europe to America flight is cheap because competition is high. Almost every country in Europe has its own airline. This past summer with lots of Americians and europeans wanting to travel for the first time since covid, air ticket prices went up because of high demand and limited capacity. Go and relearn your economics. When demand for Lagos Onitsha bus or flight is high at Xmas, do prices go up or down?? |
Travel › Re: Lagos-Ibadan Train: NRC Spends More On Diesel Daily, Running At A Loss by COMPAQ(m): 9:05pm On Sep 19, 2022 |
KayB: That is what small business owners face under this hike in fuel and many are aground, meanwhile, your approach is meant to fail right from the beginning because a train ride is supposed to be cheaper but you turned it into luxury where ordinary people are not considered Not sure where we all get this thing that train is cheaper! How cheap again if Lagos to Ibadan is N2500!!? Just last week I took a train from London to Bournemouth and back and it cost me GBP70! The problem is not the cost of the service, but rather that incomes in Nigeria are too low for the vast majority. Having said that I think there are enough people who can afford N5k return trip to Ibadan. After all, even bus from Ojota is like N2k and its always full. We just haven't been conditioned to take trains yet. If petrol becomes N600, maybe that will get people to divert to the train. |
Travel › Re: Lagos-Ibadan Train: NRC Spends More On Diesel Daily, Running At A Loss by COMPAQ(m): 8:57pm On Sep 19, 2022 |
gibsonwales: These vagabonds can lie ehn... Believe them at your own peril. How can you establish a business that'll cost you N4m operating cost and you claim you earn just N1.7m, yet you keep it running  Cos its not set up as a business!! |
Travel › Re: Lagos-Ibadan Train: NRC Spends More On Diesel Daily, Running At A Loss by COMPAQ(m): 8:55pm On Sep 19, 2022 |
Blue3k: interesting even with Cargo traffic the rails are running at a loss. I'm not surprised about passengers rail considering they subsidize below market value like other things. I'm not sure there is any material cargo on those trains yet. But I always said that doing train service for passenger traffic rarely makes a profit anywhere in the world. The focus should have been on cargo all the while, but the government was marketing it as a passenger train - maybe to get votes. The service can never do well if it remains in government hands. If it were in private hands it will either have a much smaller loss or make a profit. The marketing would be more, they would have leased commercial space at the station, reduced service to aggregate more customers into the available trains for more profit per train, offer value added services like internet at a small cost, reduced wasted manpower (why should tickets still be sold manually by 10 people, when you can do it over the internet like flights and have just 2 people at the station - saving salaries of 8 people), switch to electric or gas engines to save ridiculous cost of diesel and so on and so forth. Point is that anything in government hands can never be run efficiently!! Now we have entered into another subsidy regime! We left kerosene and electricity and entered train. |
Travel › Re: Lagos-Ibadan Train: NRC Spends More On Diesel Daily, Running At A Loss by COMPAQ(m): 8:48pm On Sep 19, 2022 |
mrvitalis: I remember predicting this thing ...years back .. infrastructure doesn't really kick start development it complement it this was what Peter Obi was arguing with osibanjo in 2019 now see the results
Speed rails are too expensive to run can never break even in a country as poor as we for now !!!! What we needed was effective locomotive rail from Ibadan to the ports in Lagos to move containers
$150 million would have achieved that
Their is a rail from warri to lokoja ...it should have been locomotive from warri port to Abuja , with branch off to Onitsha and imo state From onne to aba then to Enugu then to Jos and Maiduguri All the Above can be achieved with 600 million dollars max if we have an effective government
1.5 billion dollars wasted I mean over 1 trillion Naira
If proforce and innoson where given 100 billion each to expand production they would have employed twice what this rail line would employ
1 billion to 100 cocoa clusters to build cocoa processing plants ban exportation of raw cocoa we only export cocoa powder and butter with would double value in a taxable business
This are the simple things Peter Obi is talking about ...we don't have much but we can effectively use what we have better
So today it's obvious Peter Obi was right osibanjo was wrong ....won't you still vote Peter Obi ? What we have are very normal trains and not speed trains!! i hear the Lagos Ibadan does about 80km/hr. I can drive faster than that. What is speed about that when REAL speed trains in Europe are doing 300+km/h |
Politics › Re: Senate To Scrap Over 400 MDAs In 2023 by COMPAQ(m): 9:32am On Sep 15, 2022 |
Islie: … declares zero budget for CBN, NNPC next year
https://punchng.com/senate-to-scrap-over-400-mdas-in-2023/?amp Not every MDA is meant to be revenue generating! Some are there for safety and to serve the publics interests, and so that should not necessarily be the basis for scrapping. However having said that, I 100% believe that we have way too many MDA's and most of them need to go. The NASs should also be warned from indiscriminately creating agencies. This idea that we need an agency for all of our problems is a lazy approach. Often all that is required is just a department in the relevant ministry. A new agency requires office, new equipment, more unnecessary staff, vehicles, etc and just creates more cost and bureaucracy. |
Travel › Re: Pictures Of The 3-Layer Buhari Interchange Bridge In Kano State by COMPAQ(m): 9:23am On Sep 15, 2022 |
sarrki: If everyone can hold their governors accountable the center is just the unifying factor
We see Wike
We see umara zulum
We see hope uzodinma
We see David umahi
We see Babajide sanwolu
We see el Rufai of kaduna
We see umaru ganduje
What excuses do others have of not performing
Lately we see charles soludo What exactly is Sanwo Olu doing? I don't see anything Lagos is doing that is commensurate to its income. |
Politics › Re: 2023: Someone Who Claimed He Lost His Wealth Under Abacha Now Owns Planes – Obi by COMPAQ(m): 7:32am On Sep 13, 2022 |
Edopesin: Is a serious something He fought abacha around the same time when he was an accountant and earning six figures in the USA
Buying stocks that must have done x1000000 probably gave him back the wealth he lost
All of us cannot be stupid at the same time, even Atiku supporters are shocked at the degree of lies and deceit
A vote for Peter Obi is a vote for sanity returning to our politics
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Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit Are you minding those peddling non sense stories to support Tinubu wealth? |
Politics › Re: While Obi Was Selling Tomato Ketchup, Tinubu Already Paid His Dues – Fani-Kayode by COMPAQ(m): 9:58am On Sep 12, 2022 |
DeleTaller: Let me help you to use your brain wella... Tinubu didn't start with ExxonMobil Nigeria... He began with the Mobil International in the u.s and he worked mostly on trip to audit for the Arab Oil company. So he was making money in dollars and he had safe lots of money and invested same in million dollars before he return to Nigeria to join ExxonMobil Nigeria from the U.K and here you are saying he is not rich before he became what? Someone that was sponsoring other politicians as a senator... Even Ayu, the current PDP chairman benefited from Tinubu when they were both in the Senate. Leave matter. I know many colleagues in Shell who go on Cross Posting for 4 years (normal cycle). if you are lucky , you might get it extended for another 4 years, but this is quite rare. Yes, you will go on expatriate terms and earn dollars, but it by NO MEANS suddenly makes you a millionaire in USD. |
Politics › Re: While Obi Was Selling Tomato Ketchup, Tinubu Already Paid His Dues – Fani-Kayode by COMPAQ(m): 9:51am On Sep 12, 2022 |
femisplash: Who's this daft ipob?.. I posted a screenshot of Tinubu sealing a multi million mega deal before becoming a senator in '92. He not only worked in oil sector but top Accounting firm as Deloitte and GTE, one of the biggest communication firms in the US. He is a shareholder in Apple & ManUnited as at 80s. Nobody in your generation could have afforded being a shareholder in such massive institutions then, now or ever. Go to Deloitte at Zenith Towers in VI and ask them how much they earn. If they earn so well, they wont be losing so many staff to japa runs. Same for PWc and KPMG. For your information i work for Shell, and I can tell you that even someone who works in an oil company today with a salary of say N2 -n3mln a month will struggle to buy a brand new Toyota Camry today of N35mln - as if there is nothing better to do with money than waste N35mln on a car that okada and danfo will scratch for you in a matter of weeks. America as a salary earner is a difficult place to even save, much less invest. Didn't he pay bills? Didn't he eat? Didn't he pay multitude of taxes and insurance in America? You people just don't think critically. Funny enough Tinubu has never said himself that he bought shares in Man U or Apple. Its only gist circulated on social media by his cohorts. The same Tinubu that today we are struggling to say whether he went to Chicago State university or University of Chicago. For years, no one including he himself has been able to put the record straight with EVIDENCE!, but we should believe he bought shares in Man U and Apple. Even if i bought 10000 shares Apple in 1980, I might have $2mln today (just N800mln). How does that equate to the billions upon billions ascribed to Tinubu. |
Politics › Re: Anambra State Declares State Of Emergency On Illegal Structures And Shanties by COMPAQ(m): 9:29pm On Sep 11, 2022 |
Tonypen247: Compensation should be made o For occupying land illegally? |
Politics › Re: While Obi Was Selling Tomato Ketchup, Tinubu Already Paid His Dues – Fani-Kayode by COMPAQ(m): 9:26pm On Sep 11, 2022 |
femisplash: Una too mumu. He resigned from a Multinational oil company before his adventure into politics in 1992. He had worked in several top US Accounting and Communication Companies prior. Tinubu as at the 80s has had shares in Apple Corporation and also a shareholder in Manchester United FC. Obi was still in pampers when Tinubu was sealing mega deals. Peter Obi had nothing going for him until he inherited his father's money. https://www.nairaland.com/7325439/throwback-inherited-170-million-parents Story. So what if he worked in Exxon Nigeria? There are thousands of people who work in the oil sector. You can be very comfortable, but not stupendously rich. We all saw Tinubu becoming mega rich after becoming lagos state governor, so isn't it clear how he became rich? Use your brain and stop saying nonsense |
Politics › Re: While Obi Was Selling Tomato Ketchup, Tinubu Already Paid His Dues – Fani-Kayode by COMPAQ(m): 9:22pm On Sep 11, 2022 |
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Politics › Re: FG Decries Underpayment Of Nigerian Doctors Abroad by COMPAQ(m): 4:20pm On Sep 10, 2022 |
COMPAQ: Really!!! Gosh the lack of sense of those in government baffles me! Is that they are smart and choose to be dumb for government sake? Or they are really dumb? A government that cannot pay its own workers is actually making a fuss about other people paying low wages. The same way a government that cannot provide security is going to Sierra Leone to lecture them about how to provide security |
Politics › Re: FG Decries Underpayment Of Nigerian Doctors Abroad by COMPAQ(m): 4:19pm On Sep 10, 2022 |
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Business › Re: Naira Likely To Weaken Further - Zainab Ahmed (Finance Minister) by COMPAQ(m): 4:17pm On Sep 10, 2022 |
ichidodo: [color=#1980BC] idiotic illiterate minister...It's talks like this that actually pulls down the value of the naira. Instead of you to talk up and promote the strength of the naira so that traders and users out there can gain confidence in it.It is to come and spew trash and make everybody's work to improve its strength including your job more difficult... Illiterate Nincompoop.[/color] Not sure any amount of parking up makes any difference. The whole world is very clear about the issues Nigeria is having with respect to dollar revenues, so I don't really think it really matters want finance minister says. Tthe facts are clear for all to see. |
Politics › Re: Nigeria’s Oil Output Drops To 972,394 Bpd by COMPAQ(m): 10:16pm On Sep 08, 2022 |
cosmatika: Very Good
Let this oil dry up let's know whether the Northerners truly want to live as one with the South-East and SS.
Let them quickly form the alliance Shettima the devil talked about with SW and let Biafra go Good question. The day oil finishes the lazy North will remember restructuring! |